Roger Goodell confirmed Tuesday at the NFL's spring meetings in Boston that the draft will be moved to May in 2014, sometime between the 8th and 17th of the month.

Goodell said the change was needed next year because the venue, Radio City Music Hall, will host an Easter show in April.

"At this late stage, for us to do it the right way, we don't see having any choice but to move the date," he said.

However, Goodell said he expects the draft to remain in May, with other adjustments to the NFL's calendar, including the dates for the combine and the opening of free agency, to be discussed with the players' union.

He said trying to stage the draft in April would mean the NFL would have to find a different venue or city. He emphasized, however, that the league is pleased with its experiences at Radio City Music Hall.

I'm a little surprised teams will be happy losing a month for the draft picks to learn the playbook.

That's a good point, chop.

There have been rumors about this for months. The reasoning given was to span more of the year with NFL interest, now Goodell comes out with this BS about an Easter show. Total BS, Easter 2014 is Sunday, April 20th. The draft would have fallen on April 24th - April 26th next year following the traditional schedule.

I've been to the draft twice. There's no reason they couldn't get that set up and ready to go in three days.

You would think after all these years that Radio City Music Hall would be booked for infinity specifically for the draft...Another Pussification of the NFL because of Goodell.

Nah, this is aaaaaaaaaaaaaaall about getting even higher TV ratings because typically May is a big sweeps month and they figure they can do even better because the stats show that between the 8th-17th would make them more $$.

Easter show my A$$ !!

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